FRA vs POR Dream11 Prediction: Two heavyweights meet in this mouth-watering UEFA Nations League clash as world champions France host European champions Portugal.
The hosts are in great form having avoided defeat in their last ten, winning nine of those matches. They have maximum points from their two matches in this competition so far and put seven past Ukraine in their midweek friendly. Portugal also have maximum points but France’s superior ability in front of goal could see them fall to defeat in this one, although it is a game where both teams can score. France and Portugal have faced each other a total of 25 times on the international stage.
The French have historically been the dominant side in this fixture, winning 18 games against their opponents. Portugal have managed six victories and will want to make a statement with a victory this weekend.
Date: 12 October, Monday
Time: 12:15 am IST
Match: France vs Portugal
Place: Stade de France, Paris
Form Guide:
FRA: W-W-W-W-W
POR: D-W-W-W-W
Head-to-head (Last 5 Matches)
France wins: 4
Portugal wins: 1
Draws: 0
France Team News
France have won both their opening fixtures against Croatia and Sweden and are behind Portugal only on goal difference. The reigning World Champions thrashed Ukraine by a 7-1 margin earlier this week and will be filled to the brim with confidence going into this game. Les Bleus picked up seven points from their four matches against the Netherlands and Germany in the 2018-19 edition of this tournament but actually failed to advance, ultimately finishing second in the section.
Injury update, unavailability
France have no major injury concerns going into this game and Didier Deschamps is likely to field his best line-up.
FRA Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Lenglet, Hernandez; Kante, Pogba, Tolisso; Griezmann; Mbappe, Giroud
Subs (probable): Coman, Martial, N’Zonzi
Portugal Team News
Portugal are currently on top of Group 3 in League A of the European competition and have one of the most lethal attacking forces on the continent. Fernando Santos oversaw a 0-0 stalemate against Spain this week and will make a few changes to his starting line-up going into this game. Portugal qualified for next summer’s European Championships courtesy of a second-placed finish in Group B, meanwhile, and they are the defending European champions, having beaten holders France in the 2016 final.
Injury update, unavailability
Fernando Santos has a fully-fit squad ahead of this fixture and will rely on his talismanic forwards to step up to the plate against France.
POR Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Patricio; Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro; Danilo, Carvalho, Fernandes; Ronaldo, Felix, Bernardo Silva
Subs (probable): Jota, Neves, Podence
Let’s take a look at the dream 11 prediction for today’s football match
Goalkeeper: Patricio
Defenders: Pavard, Hernandez, Cancelo, Pepe
Midfielders: Pogba, Fernandes, Bernardo Silva
Forwards: Griezmann, Mbappe, Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo: Ronaldo has scored 3 times after 2 matches this season. His conversion rate for shots to goals is 21.43%.
Kylian Mbappe: Lukaku has scored 2 goals after 3 match days in this season. He created 3 assists and his conversion rate for shots to goals is 16.67%.
Bernardo Silva: He has 2 shots on goals in 1 match this season. Silva has won 1 aerial duels and 2 tackles.
Bruno Fernandes: Fernandes has scored 2 times after 3 match days this season. He has won 1 aerial duels and 13 tackles.
Who will win FRA vs POR Today Match Prediction Football
This has all of the makings of an excellent game between two top international teams. Both defences are sure to come under pressure during stages of the contest, but we are finding it very hard to separate the two sides. Neither manager would be too disappointed with a draw, and we are expecting a few goals here. At the end, we predict a 1-1 draw in today match prediction.